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'The salesman told me I didn't need to pay a cent.'

DEFINITION: n. The type of headache you get from buying too many things with your credit card. Note: Symptoms do not usually appear until the following month.v. To buy yourself a huge credit card headache.

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Penitension

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: pen-i-ten-shen

Sentence: Carol's penitension headache worsened the day her Visa statement arrived and she realized she'd have to explain the new carpet to Jim.

Etymology: penitence: to express guilt or remorse (usually to a confessor)+ tension: mental, emotional or nervous strain -- often manifested in a headache called a Tension Headache

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Sinvoice

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: sinˌvois

Sentence: In order to compensiate for her breakup with her boyfriend, Joyce went on a shopping spree. She went through a considerable amount of plasticoin. Her euophoria lasted nearly a month until the sinvoice arrived.

Etymology: sin (an act regarded as a serious or regrettable fault, offense) + invoice (a list of goods sent or services provided, with a statement of the sum due for these; a bill)

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Owetaglia

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: o tal jee ya

Sentence: Maya Graine regularly got bad headaches, especially after the mailman came to her house. She went to a doctor who told her that she suffered from owetalgia, a disease caused by excessive credit card debt. Maya thanked him for his interest, compounded the problem by going on a shoe sales spree and maxed out her Bastardcard.

Etymology: Owe (to be indebted to) & otaglia (an ache localized in the middle or inner ear)

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Enderythralgia

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌɛndəɹɪˈθɹældʒiə/

Sentence: Enderythralgia is quite common and most medical experts consider it a rational response, and thus not a true pathology. Endomelanalgia (pain caused by _not_ being in the red) is a much rarer and more serious condition.

Etymology: end- (in) + erythr- (red) + -algia (pain) "pain caused by being in the red"

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Creditomuch

Created by: fefefeha7

Pronunciation: Credit-to-much

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Etymology:

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Alphabotophamized

Created by: eezycheez

Pronunciation:

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Neuralgiamex

Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Nyoor-al-jam-ex

Sentence: The worst, most menacing headache is the Neuralgiamex, for nothing and no one can heal the wounds of one's credit card.

Etymology: Neuralgia (headache) + amex ("American Express", a popular credit card)

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Credache

Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: KRED-eyk

Sentence: After three hours on hold with her bank, Jackie's credache was debtamorphosing into an arrearache.

Etymology: credit + headache

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COMMENTS:

petaj sounds debititating. - petaj, 2007-07-04: 03:46:00

sounds like a contageous strain of sellyoulitis. - galwaywegian, 2007-07-04: 06:24:00

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Signusheadache

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: sign/us/hed/ake

Sentence: I don't know which was worse, my signusheadache or the carpal tunnel in my writing wrist after mall hopping on Saturday.

Etymology: sign + sinus headache

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COMMENTS:

That type of charging always leads to delay-aw-ache at night. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-04: 06:45:00

nightmares such as "A mall and the night visitors" - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-04: 11:30:00

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Billiousness

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: bill eee us ness

Sentence: Her recent bout of plastic splurgery left her with billiousness and a strange empty feeling in her purse.

Etymology: bilious (nausea) bill, IOU,

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COMMENTS:

love the plastic splurgery - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-04: 12:17:00

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Comments:

petaj petaj - 2007-07-04: 03:45:00
Sounds debititating!

petaj petaj - 2007-07-04: 03:45:00
Oops, that was meant to be a comment on credache!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-07-16: 00:05:00
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